La Mainaz Chalet Hôtel Restaurant
Panoramic views and a piano bar by the pass
About this hotel
La Mainaz sits close enough to Col de la Faucille that the pass and its nordic and alpine terrain are a short taxi ride away, and the hotel's panoramic mountain views make the most of that position from the rooms and dining room alike. The refined restaurant and piano bar push the stay toward a more formal register than the area's wood-paneled chalet inns near Lac de Lamoura, a proper hotel dining experience rather than a rustic regional table. Room service and pet-friendly rooms add practical range, and the four-star rating reflects a level of polish that stands apart from the smaller guesthouses scattered through the wider Lelex-Crozet area. Guests booking a view room specifically get the same panoramic outlook the dining room enjoys, a detail worth confirming since not every room category carries it.
- Panoramic mountain views
- Piano bar
- Refined restaurant
- Room service
Our take
This suits couples and travelers who want a formal dining room and a piano bar alongside their mountain view, closer to Col de la Faucille than most of this guide's lodging. It is a step up in polish from the wood-paneled chalet inns near Lac de Lamoura. Guests wanting a rustic, self-catering gite atmosphere instead should look toward Gites Jura La Cheminee or the Lac de Lamoura cluster.
- Request a view room specifically, the dining room and piano bar face the ridge but not every guest room shares the same outlook.
- Book the piano bar evening if you want a slower pace, it is the property's signature way to close out a ski day.
- Use the short taxi ride to Col de la Faucille to plan a ski day without a long return transfer afterward.
Why we love it
- Two minutes from Col de la Faucille
- Panoramic dining room views
- Piano bar for evenings
- Pet-friendly, formal setting
Why guests love itWe found La Mainaz the most polished chalet stay in the area, built around a dining room and piano bar rather than a rustic regional table. Being close to Col de la Faucille made it a practical ski base, and we enjoyed the panoramic views at both breakfast and dinner, whatever the weather was doing. It suited our slower, more formal evenings as a couple; for a self-catering feel, try the Lac de Lamoura road.